Observe the image and answer the following question.
In this Ramayana painting by Guman, who is shown collapsing in anguish on hearing the news of Dashratha’s death?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Rama
Option (1) Lakshmana — Incorrect. Lakshmana is shown with Rama and Sita bowing down in reverence on seeing the mothers.
Option (2) Bharat — Incorrect. Bharat came to Chitrakut with the mothers to persuade Rama to return to Ayodhya.
Option (3) Rama — Correct. When the sage breaks the news of Dashratha’s death, Rama is seen collapsing in anguish.
Option (4) Kaikeyi — Incorrect. Kaikeyi is one of the two mothers whom Rama respectfully greets after Kaushalya.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rama meets Members of his Family at Chitrakut …Set in Chitrakut, the story in the painting begins with the three mothers along with the wives of the princes proceeding towards the thatched dwellings. On seeing the mothers, Rama, Lakshmana and Sita bow down in reverence. Bereaved Kaushalya rushes to her son Rama and gathers him in her arms. Rama is, then, seen respectfully greeting the other two mothers —Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He, then, dutifully acknowledges the two sages and sits down talking to them. When the sage breaks the news of Dashratha’s death, Rama is seen collapsing in anguish.”
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